Social Dancer

For Trine and I there are no right or wrong tango! However, there are ways to dance the tango that are more suitable for milongas than others, ways that needs to be practiced.

We expect that you are familiar with the normal codes for social dancing/encuentros and that you master them.

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• Dance in close embrace

• Always invite with cabaceo/mirada.

• Always look for eye contact and accept before entering the dance floor.

• Keep your feet on the floor.

• Adjust your dance to suit the number of people on the floor.

• Keep your place in the line with respect for the other couples.

• As a leader, follow your dance partner back to their place when the tanda is over.

• Invite people you don't know.

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Milongas at encuentros typically last between 4 and 5 hours. If there are two milongas in one day, there is usually a 2–3 hour break in between to avoid exhausting the dancers. DJs at encuentros play from the heart right from the start, based on the expectation that participants are skilled and experienced dancers. For this reason — and out of respect for the encuentro and fellow dancers — it is considered good etiquette to attend the milongas from beginning to end.